1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Main article: 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

22 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. ^[1] Great Britain defeated Czechoslovakia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final. ^[2]

Draw

First Round 16 April–5 May

Second Round 8–17 May

Quarterfinals 20 May–6 June

Semifinals 12–18 June

Final 9–11 July

Finland

Helsinki, Finland

bye

Finland

1

Egypt

Egypt

4

Paris, France (clay)

bye

Egypt

0

Yugoslavia

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Japan

5

bye

Yugoslavia

0

Japan

Japan

5

Eastbourne, England (grass)

bye

Japan

0

Belgium

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

Great Britain

5

bye

Belgium

0

Great Britain

5

Great Britain

5

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Monaco

0

Great Britain

5

Germany

0

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

South Africa

0

South Africa

5

South Africa

4

Switzerland

0

Ireland

1

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Ireland

5

Great Britain

4

Greece

3

Athens, Greece

Czechoslovakia

1

Austria

2

Greece

1

Spain

2

Czechoslovakia

4

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

3

Czechoslovakia

3

Italy

4

Turin, Italy (clay)

Italy

0

Hungary

1

Italy

3

bye

Netherlands

0

Copenhagen, Denmark

Netherlands

Czechoslovakia

5

bye

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Denmark

0

Norway

Norway

0

bye

Poland

3

Copenhagen, Denmark

Poland

Poland

2

bye

Copenhagen, Denmark

Denmark

3

Denmark

Denmark

5

bye

Romania

0

Romania

First round

Great Britain vs. Monaco

Great Britain 5	Carhullen Lawn Tennis Club, Plymouth, England [3] 23–25 April 1931 Clay		Monaco 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bunny Austin Vladimir Landau 6 0 6 0 6 1       2 Fred Perry René Gallèpe 6 3 6 2 6 5       3 Pat Hughes  /  Charles Kingsley René Gallèpe  /  Vladimir Landau 6 0 6 2 6 0       4 Bunny Austin René Gallèpe 6 0 6 1 6 2       5 Charles Kingsley Vladimir Landau 6 0 6 1 6 4

Germany vs. South Africa

Germany 0	Düsseldorf, Germany [4] 1–3 May 1931		South Africa 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Phillip Buss Vernon Kirby 6 1 1 6 2 6 3 6     2 Eberhard Nourney Louis Raymond 6 3 3 6 6 4 4 6 5 7   3 Walter Dessart  /  Eberhard Nourney Norman Farquharson  /  Vernon Kirby 2 6 3 6 3 6       4 Eberhard Nourney Vernon Kirby 6 4 3 6 4 6 3 6     5 Phillip Buss Louis Raymond 6 4 3 6 5 7 6 8

Switzerland vs. Ireland

Switzerland 0	Montreux, Switzerland [5] 2–5 May 1931		Ireland 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Aeschlimann George Lyttleton-Rogers 2 6 5 7 2 6       2 Hector Fisher Edward McGuire 4 6 5 7 5 7       3 Charles Aeschlimann  /  Hector Fisher George Lyttleton-Rogers  /  Charles Scroope 3 6 7 5 11 13 2 6     4 Charles Aeschlimann Edward McGuire 7 5 5 7 6 2 6 8 2 6   5 Hector Fisher George Lyttleton-Rogers 1 6 6 2 2 6 6 8

Greece vs. Austria

Greece 3	Athens, Greece [6] 16–18 April 1931		Austria 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Orestis Garangiotis Franz Wilhelm Matejka 8 6 3 6 7 5 1 6 6 4   2 Augustos Zerlendis Herman von Artens 1 6 6 3 1 6 6 2 8 6   3 Max Balli  /  I. Georgiadis Herman von Artens  /  Michael Haberl 7 5 3 6 4 6 4 6     4 Orestis Garangiotis Herman von Artens 6 1 2 6 6 4 6 8 6 2   5 Augustos Zerlendis Franz Wilhelm Matejka 3 6 2 6 8 6 3 6

Czechoslovakia vs. Spain

Czechoslovakia 3	Prague, Czechoslovakia [7] 1–3 May 1931		Spain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Enrique Maier 6 3 6 2 6 3       2 Ladislav Hecht Manuel Alonso Areizaga 6 3 4 6 7 5 0 6 6 1   3 Roderich Menzel  /  Friedrich Rohrer Manuel Alonso Areizaga  /  Enrique Maier 1 6 7 9 1 6       4 Ladislav Hecht Enrique Maier 6 4 3 6 4 6 4 6     5 Roderich Menzel Manuel Alonso Areizaga 6 8 6 2 6 1 6 3

Hungary vs. Italy

Hungary 1	Budapest, Hungary [8] 1–3 May 1931		Italy 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Imre Takáts Giorgio de Stefani 3 6 3 6 3 6       2 Béla von Kehrling Uberto De Morpurgo 6 3 6 3 6 4       3 Emil Gábori  /  Béla von Kehrling Alberto del Bono  /  Uberto De Morpurgo 6 8 6 3 5 7 5 7     4 Imre Takáts Uberto De Morpurgo 3 6 6 8 1 6       5 Béla von Kehrling Giorgio de Stefani 2 6 6 4 2 6 6 4 2 6

Second round

Finland vs. Egypt

Finland 1	Helsinki, Finland [9] 8–10 May 1931		Egypt 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Arne Grahn Loutfalla Wahid 8 6 6 3 6 8 6 3     2 Bo Grotenfelt Jacques Grandguillot 6 3 1 6 4 6 2 6     3 Arne Grahn  /  Bo Grotenfelt Jacques Grandguillot  /  Ahmed Shukry 4 6 6 2 4 6 6 3 5 7   4 Arne Grahn Jacques Grandguillot 6 3 5 7 5 7 2 6     5 Bo Grotenfelt Loutfalla Wahid 3 6 6 2 4 6 4 6

Yugoslavia vs. Japan

Yugoslavia 0	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [10] 8–10 May 1931		Japan 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Franjo Kukuljević Jiro Sato 3 6 3 6 2 6       2 Franjo Šefer Hyotare Sato 3 6 4 6 5 7       3 Franjo Kukuljević  /  Franjo Šefer Minoru Kawachi  /  Jiro Sato 7 9 6 3 7 9 3 6     4 Franjo Kukuljević Hyotare Sato 3 6 2 6 6 3 7 5 2 6   5 Franjo Šefer Jiro Sato 5 7 3 6 0 6

Belgium vs. Great Britain

Belgium 0	Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium [11] 9–11 May 1931 Clay		Great Britain 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 André Lacroix Bunny Austin 4 6 4 6 4 6       2 Léopold de Borman Fred Perry 2 6 0 6 2 6       3 Léopold de Borman  /  André Lacroix Pat Hughes  /  Fred Perry 1 6 4 6 2 6       4 Léopold de Borman Bunny Austin 0 6 1 6 0 6       5 André Lacroix Fred Perry 6 8 4 6 5 7

Ireland vs. South Africa

Ireland 1	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [12] 14–16 May 1931 Grass		South Africa 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 George Lyttleton-Rogers Pat Spence 6 4 6 2 4 6 4 6 6 4   2 Edward McGuire Vernon Kirby 6 4 3 6 5 7 5 7     3 George Lyttleton-Rogers  /  Charles Scroope Norman Farquharson  /  Pat Spence 6 1 1 6 5 7 6 2 3 6   4 Edward McGuire Pat Spence 3 6 4 6 2 6       5 George Lyttleton-Rogers Vernon Kirby 6 3 5 7 8 10 2 6

Greece vs. Czechoslovakia

Greece 1	Athens, Greece [13] 15–17 May 1931		Czechoslovakia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Augustos Zerlendis Roderich Menzel 2 6 2 6 1 6       2 Orestis Garangiotis Ladislav Hecht 1 6 8 6 6 2 11 9     3 Max Balli  /  Georgios Nikolaides Ferenc Maršálek  /  Roderich Menzel 2 6 2 6 4 6       4 Augustos Zerlendis Ladislav Hecht 2 6 4 6 6 3 4 6     5 Orestis Garangiotis Roderich Menzel 1 6 3 6 1 6

Italy vs. Netherlands

Italy 3	Turin Tennis Club, Turin, Italy [14] 15–17 May 1931 Clay		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Uberto De Morpurgo Aad Knappert 6 3 6 1 6 1       2 Giorgio de Stefani Jan van der Heide 6 3 6 3 6 3       3 Alberto del Bono  /  Uberto De Morpurgo Jan van der Heide  /  Aad Knappert 2 6 6 2 6 4 6 1     4 Uberto De Morpurgo Jan van der Heide           not played 5 Giorgio de Stefani Aad Knappert           not played

Norway vs. Poland

Norway 0	Oslo, Norway [15] 13–15 May 1931 Clay		Poland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jack Nielsen Józef Hebda 1 6 1 6 2 6       2 Torleif Torkildsen Ignacy Tłoczyński 2 6 1 6 5 7       3 Rolf Christoffersen  /  Oscar Fagerstrøm Maksymilian Stolarow  /  Ignacy Tłoczyński 2 6 2 6 7 5 2 6     4 Torleif Torkildsen Józef Hebda           not played 5 Jack Nielsen Ignacy Tłoczyński           not played

Denmark vs. Romania

Denmark 5	Copenhagen, Denmark [16] 13–15 May 1931		Romania 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Einer Ulrich Nicolae Mișu 6 4 6 4 9 7       2 Povl Henriksen Ion Bunea 6 0 6 2 6 3       3 Povl Henriksen  /  Einer Ulrich Ion Bunea  /  Nicolae Mișu 6 4 6 2 6 3       4 Einer Ulrich Ion Bunea 6 1 6 1 6 0       5 Povl Henriksen Nicolae Mișu 4 6 6 1 6 4 4 6 6 1

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Egypt

Japan 5	Paris, France [17] 2–4 June 1931 Clay		Egypt 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jiro Sato Pierre Grandguillot 6 0 6 1 6 0       2 Hyotare Sato Loutfalla Wahid 6 4 2 6 6 1 6 8 6 1   3 Minoru Kawachi  /  Jiro Sato Ahmed Shukry  /  Loutfalla Wahid 6 2 6 2 6 1       4 Minoru Kawachi Loutfalla Wahid 6 3 4 6 8 6 3 6 6 2   5 Hyotare Sato Ahmed Shukry 6 0 6 1 6 2

Great Britain vs. South Africa

Great Britain 5	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [18] 4–6 June 1931 Grass		South Africa 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bunny Austin Vernon Kirby 6 2 6 8 2 6 10 8 6 3   2 Fred Perry Norman Farquharson 6 2 6 3 6 3       3 Pat Hughes  /  Fred Perry Norman Farquharson  /  Pat Spence 8 6 6 4 6 3       4 Fred Perry Vernon Kirby 3 6 6 4 6 1 6 4     5 Bunny Austin Norman Farquharson 6 2 5 7 6 2 6 3

Czechoslovakia vs. Italy

Czechoslovakia 3	Prague, Czechoslovakia [19] 4–6 June 1931		Italy 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ladislav Hecht Giorgio de Stefani 6 4 7 5 3 6 8 6     2 Roderich Menzel Uberto De Morpurgo 6 3 6 3 4 6 6 2     3 Ferenc Maršálek  /  Roderich Menzel Alberto del Bono  /  Uberto De Morpurgo 6 3 6 4 6 1       4 Roderich Menzel Giorgio de Stefani           not played 5 Ladislav Hecht Uberto De Morpurgo           not played

Denmark vs. Poland

Denmark 3	Copenhagen, Denmark [20] 20–22 May 1931		Poland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Povl Henriksen Józef Hebda 6 3 6 1 6 2       2 Einer Ulrich Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 8 1 6 6 3 8 6 2 6   3 Povl Henriksen  /  Einer Ulrich Maksymilian Stolarow  /  Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 4 7 9 3 6 6 3 6 4   4 Einer Ulrich Józef Hebda 6 2 6 4 6 3       5 Povl Henriksen Ignacy Tłoczyński 2 6 6 4 3 6 2 6

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. Japan

Great Britain 5	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [21] 12–15 June 1931 Grass		Japan 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Perry Jiro Sato 6 1 4 6 7 5 7 5     2 Bunny Austin Hyotare Sato 0 6 6 2 6 4 6 1     3 Pat Hughes  /  Fred Perry Minoru Kawachi  /  Jiro Sato 6 4 6 4 8 6       4 Bunny Austin Minoru Kawachi 6 1 0 6 8 6 6 2     5 Fred Perry Hyotare Sato 6 2 6 3 4 6 6 2

Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia

Denmark 0	Copenhagen, Denmark [22] 16–18 June 1931		Czechoslovakia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Einer Ulrich Roderich Menzel 3 6 2 6 5 7       2 Povl Henriksen Ladislav Hecht 8 6 0 6 6 3 2 6 9 11   3 Einer Ulrich  /  Erik Worm Ferenc Maršálek  /  Roderich Menzel 7 9 6 1 3 6 0 6     4 Erik Worm Roderich Menzel 6 3 2 6 4 6 1 6     5 Einer Ulrich Ladislav Hecht 3 6 2 6 2 6

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain

Czechoslovakia 1	Prague, Czechoslovakia [2] 9–11 July 1931 Clay		Great Britain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Bunny Austin 6 3 2 6 8 6 3 6 3 6   2 Ladislav Hecht Fred Perry 1 6 6 8 3 6       3 Ferenc Maršálek  /  Roderich Menzel Pat Hughes  /  Fred Perry 4 6 6 4 4 6 2 6     4 Ladislav Hecht Bunny Austin 6 2 7 5 6 4       5 Roderich Menzel Fred Perry 5 7 3 6 5 7

References

1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN   978-0942257700.
2. "Czechoslovakia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
3. "Great Britain v Monaco". daviscup.com.
4. "Germany v South Africa". daviscup.com.
5. "Switzerland v Ireland". daviscup.com.
6. "Greece v Austria". daviscup.com.
7. "Czechoslovakia v Spain". daviscup.com.
8. "Hungary v Italy". daviscup.com.
9. "Finland v Egypt". daviscup.com.
10. "Yugoslavia v Japan". daviscup.com.
11. "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
12. "Ireland v South Africa". daviscup.com.
13. "Greece v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
14. "Italy v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
15. "Norway v Poland". daviscup.com.
16. "Denmark v Romania". daviscup.com.
17. "Japan v Egypt". daviscup.com.
18. "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
19. "Czechoslovakia v Italy". daviscup.com.
20. "Denmark v Poland". daviscup.com.
21. "Great Britain v Japan". daviscup.com.
22. "Denmark v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website